feadair
Irish
Etymology
From Old Irish ·fitir, conjunct form of ro·fitir (“know”), originally the perfect tense of ro·finnadar (“to find”), from Proto-Celtic *windeti (“find”), from Proto-Indo-European *weyd- (“to see, know”).
Verb
feadair (present indicative dependent forms only)
- to know (used only in questions or negative sentences)
- ní fheadar ― I don’t know
- an bhfeadraís... ? ― do you know... ?
- nach bhfeadair sé... ? ― doesn’t he know... ?
Conjugation
- first person singular: feadar
- second person singular: feadraís
- first person plural: feadramar
Mutation
| radical | lenition | eclipsis |
|---|---|---|
| feadair | fheadair | bhfeadair |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Modern Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “feadair”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN